Call it coming-out-party week: The arrival of Conrad Shock & The Noise, an eclectic Winspear Records showcase of artists, an upbeat ‘Plan B’ benefit and much more captured in Local Spins photo galleries.
Rapping for a Cause: Lady Ace Boogie was part of a star-studded lineup at The Pyramid Scheme on Saturday night. (Photos/Katy Batdorff)
West Michigan’s week was filled with band debuts, special music revues, benefits and good old rock ‘n’ roll shows.
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GRAND RAPIDS
CONRAD SHOCK & THE NOISE CD-RELEASE SHOW (THURSDAY)
Photos of Devin & The Dead Frets, Conrad Shock @ The Pyramid Scheme by Anna Sink
In what may have been one of the most impressive debuts by a Grand Rapids rock band in quite some time, a confident-sounding and tight
Conrad Shock & The Noise quite literally mesmerized fans at The Pyramid Scheme on Thursday during a CD-release show that also features sets by
The Zannies and
Devin & The Dead Frets.
DARKLY, HOOPS, MAJOR MURPHY, PARTS, SPISSY
@ WINSPEAR RECORDS REVIEW (FRIDAY)
Photos at The Pyramid Scheme by Katy Batdorf
VIDEO: Watching for Foxes, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
‘PLAN B’ PLANNED PARENTHOOD BENEFIT @ THE PYRAMID SCHEME (SATURDAY)
WITH AOK, LADY ACE BOOGIE, LIPSTICK JODI, MOLLY BOUWSMA SCHULTZ, LENA TRINKET, TONIA BUG
Photos by Katy Batdorff
Photographer Katy Batdorff called the evening “magical. You can see the happiness in everyone’s faces.” Nicole LaRae of The Pyramid Scheme put it this way on Facebook: “Feeling warm fuzzies about the sold-out event for Planned Parenthood” which raised more than $3,100.
KALAMAZOO
BIG DUDEE ROO/FIONA DICKINSON/PARSONS-SAVINA, SAMMY MELCHI’S GENERATIONS/NATHAN MOORE (SATURDAY)
Photos at Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe, Arcadia Ales by Derek Ketchum
Local Spins photographer Derek Ketchum noted that Kalamazoo’s Saturday boasted
Sam Melchi Generations band in its debut on the new indoor stage at Arcadia Ales with vocalist
Nathan Moore. At Bell’s Brewery, meanwhile,
Graham Parsons and Mike Savina of The Go Rounds kicked the night off as a duo (“a very interesting set that had everyone in Bell’s intrigued”), followed by singer-songwriter
Fiona Dickinson with an impressive backing band and finally, Grand Rapids’
Big Dudee Roo, uncorking “a fantastic set treating everyone to songs off ‘Dudee Free’ as well as a couple of brand new songs” set to be recorded soon.”
Check out a separate recap, photo gallery and videos from Saturday’s Winter Wheat benefit at The Intersection here.
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